Tagged gulf coast

Biloxi Nugget plans “Under the Sea” themed bash for New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mississippi

Party mode is about to be in full effect on the Gulf Coast as the Golden Nugget Biloxi prepares for what promises to be a night to remember. Casinos all over the nation are busy planning year-end celebration...

Site approval for Mississippi’s planned Long Beach Harbor Resort

Adam Morgan

February 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Mississippi

The Gulf Coast region of Mississippi could reportedly soon become home to a 13th casino after Wednesday saw the southern state’s gaming regulator approve the site for the proposed Long Beach Harbor Resort. A...

Banner year for United States commercial casino industry

Adam Morgan

August 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Economy/Finance, Macau

Last year saw aggregated gross gaming revenues for the 460 commercial casinos in the United States increase by 3.4% year-on-year to reach $40.28 billion as the 215 venues located in Nevada once again led the wa...

Mississippi casino revenue drops first month of 2018

Sadonna Price

February 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

Mississippi casino's got off to a slow start this year as those located along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast saw a sharp decline in revenue for January. For the month, figures released by the Mississippi...

Mississippi casino revenue dropped 2 percent in 2017

K Morrison

January 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

Figures recently released from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (pdf) show that for 2017, revenue across the state fell two percent to $2.08 billion, a decrease of more than $40 million from the year prior...

Island View Casino breaks ground on major expansion on Mississippi coast

K Morrison

May 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Mississippi

Officials from the Island View Casino Resort were on hand Wednesday, May 24 to break ground on a new addition that will expand the casino’s floor space to 123,000 square feet, making it the largest on the Missi...

Mississippi gaming regulator denies Gulf Coast casino plans

Adam Morgan

March 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the state gaming regulator has reportedly denied permissions to build two new Gulf Coast casino resorts amid concerns that the sites for the proposed developments did not sit far enough away fro...

Future of planned Mississippi casino resorts to be decided today

Adam Morgan

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the future of two proposed Gulf Coast casino resort projects will reportedly be decided later today during a meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission being held at the Hard Rock Hotel And Ca...

Mississippi casinos underperform in January

K Morrison

February 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

Mississippi casinos are off to a slow start in the New Year, winning nearly 7 percent less from gamblers in January. According to figures from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (pdf), in January this yea...

Mississippi developer resurrects plan for new Biloxi casino

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, real estate developer RW Development has reportedly resurrected a plan to build a new casino in the city of Biloxi after having its initial proposal rejected some eight and a half years ago. ...

Mississippi casinos see winning month in October

Sadonna Price

December 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

The state of Mississippi was able to produce another winning month in the casino industry for October. With casinos performing best along the Gulf Coast, the gambling revenues for the entire state increased by ...

Mississippi celebrating 25 years of casino gaming

Adam Morgan

August 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mississippi

Gaming experts, lawmakers and industry executives attended a special event at the IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of legalized casino gambling in Mississippi. Accordi...

Palace Casino repeats four diamond rating and goes green

K Morrison

February 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mississippi

For the 10th year, the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi has been given the Four Diamond Award by the American Automobile Association (AAA). Keith Crosby, general manager of the polished casino located less tha...

Best year since 2008 for Gulf Coast casinos

K Morrison

January 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

You’d have to go back all the way to 2008, before the national recession hit the Coast, to find a better year than 2015 for South Mississippi casinos. The opening of The Scarlet Pearl casino in D’Iberville o...

Mississippi gambling revenue boosted by coastal casinos

K Morrison

December 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases, Mississippi

Strong performances by casinos in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast drove statewide casino revenue up three percent in November. Figures released last week by the State Revenue Department show casinos won $161 millio...